receiver

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A telephone's receiver is the part that you hold near to your ear and speak into. 电话听筒
She picked up the receiver and started to dial. 她拿起听筒开始拨号。
2. N-COUNT A receiver is the part of a radio or television that picks up signals and converts them into sound or pictures. (收音机或电视机的) 信号接收器
Auto-tuning VHF receivers are now common in cars. 自动调谐的超高频信号接收器现普遍使用在小汽车上。
3. N-COUNT Thereceiver is someone who is appointed by a court of law to manage the affairs of a business, usually when it is facing financial failure. (法庭指定的) 破产接管人[商业] [usu 'the' N]
...the receivers handling his bankruptcy case. …处理他破产案子的接管人员们。

I went to pick up the receiver, but it had stopped ringing .
She hung up the receiver in disgust .
The receiver is designed to take advantage of the full frequency range transmitted .
She held the receiver to her ear .
When he was a child , Stuart built a radio receiver and transmitter .